I’ve witnessed all previous 16 Brossart Mustangs’ 10th Region “A” Championships, but never have I wanted a team to win one as badly as I did this one.  I knew we were perfectly capable of defeating Paris and cutting down the nets and was confident that we would, but I was nervous today, dreading the thoughts of coming this close and being deprived this opportunity.  But I shouldn’t have fretted.  As is becoming their norm, we bolted from the gate and had opened up a 38-18 lead at halftime.  However, this team also has a flair for the dramatic and for the second straight game in this tournament our opponent crept back into the contest and caused us a few anxious moments, closing the gap to 9 points on two occasions in the fourth quarter.  But, as in the Augusta game, when we needed a basket we got one.  A huge Beckett Kuntz 3-pointer, when I wasn’t sure that was the shot we wanted in that situation was a prime example, taking it from 65-56 to 68-56 and we were never seriously threatened from that point on.  Parker Mulberry led all scorers with 23 points that included his 33rd, 34th,and 35th 3-Point goal of the season.  Alex Combs poured in 18 points and Ben Doyle added 15.  For their efforts Alex Combs, Dom Hadden and Beckett Kuntz were named to the All-Tournament team, while Parker Mulberry took home our All-Academic plaque.  The Mustangs will be right back on the bus Friday afternoon enroute to Berea where we will compete in the Bill Smallwood Showcase Classic in Berea versus the host school at 12:30pm on Saturday, and will host Louisville Collegiate at home Monday with JV and Varsity games at 2pm and 3:30pm.  For winning the 10th Region “A” Tournament we will represent our region in the All “A” State Tournament this coming Thursday, January 23rd at 10am in the Owensboro Sportscenter where we will take on our football rival. Pineville, in the opening round.

Congratulations also to our Lady ‘Stangs who also punched their ticket to Owensboro in the Thursday night nitecap, defeating Bracken County 60-51.  Kylie Smith and Zoee Meyers paced the team with 16 and 14 points respectively.  They too will play in Owensboro, in the Sportscenter at 11:30am on Wednesday morning, taking on Louisville Holy Cross.  For their efforts Zoey Woosley was tabbed All-Academic, while Kylie Smith, Zoee Meyers, and Rachel Shewmaker were named to the All-Tournament team.